Automobile awning and shade



Oct. 28, 1930. c w 1,780,088

AUTOMOBILE AWNING AND SHADE Filed Aug. 12, 1927 Patented Oct. 28, 1930 FPATENT OFFICE museum uneoLn, NEBRASKA, ASSIGNOR TO MCGREW MACHINECOMPANY, a. 9F .m neoonn nnannsxan conrozaa'rron OF NEBRASKA ucroiromnnAWNING AND S ADE lpp lication'filed A ust 12, 1927. Serial No. 212,472.

- in-vention relates combined awnings and shades for: use: inautomobiles and more"partioularly for' use in automobiles of the closedtype. V I

'Qne of theobjects ofi :my' invention 1s the provision oi-a-device whichmaybe spread into-angular relation to serve as an awning opening Jotithe can;

or whichramay be extende di-to serve as a shade. Another? 'ofgmycbjeot'sis the-provision of tasteningdevieesw'herebythe combined shade and:awning may Pbe 1 quickly applied to the carwithout-drilling or punchingholes in the any way marring'th'e finishi' o f' the car, the devicebeing so designed that the combined shade and awning is heldifirmlyvin-the window One I of the: mostiimp'ortant objects of myinventionis-the provision oil-adjustable means for. supportingan awningwhereby the frame 013 the-awningiis acljustablez-togfit the windowope'nil,igs ofivarious-widthsi Another'ofmyobjeotsis topmvlde anawningrwhiohzw-ill be entirely withinrthe car when not. inuse :to.=thus---prevent thett' and to avoid the action of theweather on theawningand itss 'franieze: j f o Still :another-ofmy objects isto provide anovelfforinof support fora shaderoller. HavingJa in viewtithesewhioh-will' 'be pointed-out insthe. following description; .I will nowrefer to the drawingg in whieh I Figure isanillustration 'ofia' closed:car w th my combined awningeandi shaderseeured thereto.

:Fignre 2'z-iss an illustration showing 1 the combinedawningand shade, aportion of the fabric'being torn away to disclose certain .eatur'es ofthe frame structure.

Figure 3 s a plan View showing the under- 7 side of the support for theshade roller.

Figure 4 is, a View in section onthe line 44 of Figure 3.

jFiguref) is a view in transverse section through a portion of theWindow frame show ing the manner in which my device is secured to theframe of the car without the use of fastening means entering the frameof the car.

objects and Tothers rangeinent b'eing s'u Figure 6 -is' a viewinvertical section through the window opening of a car showing thecombined awning and shade secured thereto but in'its closed orfoldedposition.

' FigurefTisa View similar to'Figure 6- but showingythe device opened toconstitute a shade.- -Fi-gure8 is another-view similar to 'Eig'ure 6;but showing the device as itappears when serving as an awning. o"Theawning web 10 is supported- 011a spring roller 1 1: of any preferredtype. The roller l1 isfjournall'ed" at itsgends in ears 12*wl1ichproject upwardly from the support 13; The rollerl'l and the support 13areeach of fixed length and 'the adjustable features reside in thefastening mechanism for securing. the devieein-t'he car; p r f a Thesupport 13 is preferably made from :sheet metal and on its underside ithas the ofthe support 1-3Z They are prevented jfrom turning by means ofthe U-shaped bends '19 which are adapts dito slide in thefend portionsof the support 13;these port-iohsf bein'g' merely folded in-to parallelrelation-instead of being rolled; The inner ends of the-'horizontalpor-, 7

tion '17; are ffi'att'ened and they are turned through an angleofabout45 t'o fornrsup} ports 1 forj t'he e'n'ds of the coileds ring 20,

the' 'inelih'atio'n being. provided in order to keepjthefspring 20 outof oonta'ct'withthe support. lt iiwill be obvio s-that the =hori zontalportionsul-tarethus slidable inwardly in tl ie sup ort butthat thisslidabldmove inent is' resiste by the: springfiflgj the ar 'z'olital'port-ions inay tu'rn cutof-its plane Y Themembers 8 'extend doiwnw'ardlyand they are rovided with p1-ate 1ike:- members ally opposite ends-thesech thatneitherof the hori under the tension ofthe spring 20 and the 2 r1,780,088 ,r i

21 which are rolled at one of the edges to surround the member 18 andwhich are otherwise secured to the members 18 as by welding. Theseplate-like members 21 project outwardly and terminate in lips which areadapted to enter a slit in the window jambs, these slits being betweenthe felt packing of the window groove and the frame of the window jamb.I Thedevice is secured inside the car and the lip of the plate-likemember 21 must thus enter the slit on the inner side of the car. Attheir lower extremities the members 18 are turned toward and intoalignment with each other and they are screw threaded at theirextremities for the reception of wing nuts 22. They are also providedwith clips 23 which support the friction members 24, the clips 23 andthe friction members being preferably of integral construction.

I To the lower horizontal portions of the member 18 is pivoted a bail25, the bail being provided at its lower ends witheyes which surroundthe lower horizontal portions of the members 18. The arms of the bail 25are each provided with a clip 26 having an integral friction memberdepending therefrom and surrounding the horizontal portion of the member18. For convenience in manufacture and for effectiveness in use, theclips 23 and 26 with their friction members are identical;

The device is assembled with a composition washer 27 between the twofriction members and with a washer 28 between the wing nut 22 and theeyeof the bail 25. It will thus be apparent. that by tightening the wingnuts any desired degree of friction may be obtained to counteract thetension of the spring rolierll in order to hold the awning in anydesired position. I H The bail 25 is formed of resilient material andthe tendency of its lower ends is to spread. The members 18 are spreadaway fr each other under the action of the 20. At the same time there iscon? ring -' siderable latitude of horizontal movement at both ends ofthe members 18 so that the demay be inserted into windows of variouswidths and yet be held firmly in position action of the spring bail 25.

Q; The awning and its frame as above desbribedis so made that it isadjustable to automobile windows of various widths and it may be securedin the window without drilling boies in the'frame of the car or withoutthe use of special fastening means. Because of these ,two features itappeals strongly to When not in use, the awning does not interfere withthe opening and closingof thewindows since the fastening-means isentirely inside the car.

Having thus described my invention in such full, clear, and exact termsthat its construction and operation will be readily understood by othersskilled inthe art to which it pertains, what I claim as new and desireto secure by Letters Patent of the United States 1s:

1. In an awning having an awning web' and top and bottom supportstherefor, an elongated member of fixed length having a spreader membersecured thereto, said spreader member being adapted for compressionbetween the window jambs of an automobile, and means for securing saidelongated member to the top support of the awning webwith the topsupport of the awnin web in substantially parallel relation to saidelongated member. I 2. In an awning having an awning web and top andbottom supports, therefor, an elongatedmember of fixed'len h having aspreader member 7 secured t ereto, said spreader member havin dependingarms adapted to engage the window jambs of an automobile and to bepressed thereagainst under the influence of said spreader member, andmeans for securing the top sup rt of the awning web to said elongatedmem er and in parallelism therewith 3. In an awning having an awning webelongated member of fixed len hhaving a spreader member secured t ereto,said spreader member being adapted for compression, between the :window'jambs of an automobile, and ears projecting angularly from theextremities ofsaid elongated member, saidears adapted'to receivethe topsupportof an awning web therebetween.

. In testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

' i Y v EARL E. MOGREW.

' dealers who are thus not required to keep 0!! hand a'supply of awningsof numerous and fwho are not required toex nd considerable labor in theinstallation o the awning. The owner of the car may quickly I and easilysecure the awning in the carwindew and the removal is justaseasy. The

axningis entirely on the inside of the car and top and bottom supportstherefor, an e

